Belgium’s biggest carrier Brussels Airlines, hammered by the collapse in travel due to the coronavirus, plans to slash 1,000 jobs – a quarter of its workforce. The Lufthansa Group carrier said it would downsize the company and as a consequence its workforce by 25 per cent. As part of this restructuring Brussels Airlines will cut its fleet by 16 aircraft (from 54 to 38 planes), a reduction of 30 per cent. “The company is confident that with its turnaround plan it will be able to safeguard 75 per cent of its employment and grow again in a profitable way as … Continue reading Brussels Airlines to reduce fleet size, slash workforce